Today's Essentials of Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting - Softcover

Martin, Susan W.; West, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324111649 ISBN 13: 9780324111644

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2002

Synopsis

The textbook is designed to introduce readers to the accounting procedures and financial reporting of nonprofit entities; i.e., state and local governments), voluntary health and welfare organizations, hospitals and other health care providers, private and public colleges and universities, and other not-for-profit organizations. It is based on the latest official pronouncements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), as well as the industry audit guides issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting (a.k.a., "The Blue Book") published by the Government Finance Officers Association.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Work Martin is a Professor of Accounting at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has been appointed to serve four terms from 1989 to 2003 as Chair of the State of Michigan Hospital Finance Authority which issues tax-exempt bonds for Michigan health care facilities. She was also appointed to serve on the Internal Revenue Service Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Board from 1998-2000 to advise the IRS on e-filing issues. Dr. Martin served from 1997-2000 on the Tax Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) which issued enforceable professional standards for tax practice in 2000. Prior to joining Grand Valley State in 1988, she worked over 10 years for the State of Michigan as Commissioner of Revenue, Deputy State Treasurer in charge of the Local Government Bureau, and as an Assistant Auditor General.

Susan is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, AICPA, Michigan Association of CPAs, Association of Governmental Accountants, and the American Accounting Association. She has published in a variety of professional publications on tax and governmental accounting topics.

Susan developed a study-abroad program in international accounting at Kingston University in England and has also been active in Poland since 1991, attending professional conferences and leading study-abroad programs at the Cracow University of Economics. Dr. Martin is a CPA, CMA, CIA and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). She has received MBA and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University and a B.S. degree from Central Michigan University.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0324111649
• ISBN 13: 9780324111644
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304